Celebrating National Lobster Day on Thursday is easy when you live in a city that’s teeming with seafood restaurants. Crowd favorites, of course, are lobster rolls and whole, boiled lobsters, but restaurants around Boston are always experimenting to give guests new takes on the delicious and desirable crustacean. From lobster pizza to lobster and waffles, there are countless ways to celebrate this day on the culinary calendar — and many more. Here’s a list to sink your teeth into. Call ahead because these stops are piping hot.

Atlantic Fish Company wants to make sure that lobster isn’t just associated with dinner. Their lobster eggs benedict will make you forget you ever questioned the legitimacy of lobster before noon. $20, 761 Boylston St., Boston. 617-267-4000.

James Hook & Co. offers some childhood comfort food with a delicious seafood twist. Try the lobster mac and cheese while chilling outside of this Northern Avenue shack, right on Boston harbor. $20 at James Hook & Co., 15-17 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-423-5501.

Neptune Oyster House is well known for its icy raw bar, but it also boasts one of the best lobster rolls in the city. The description — “toasted roll, available hot with butter or cold with mayo” — will have your mouth watering before you even take a bite. $29 at Neptune Oyster House, 63 Salem St., Boston. 617-742-3474

If you’re willing to shell out some cash, Ostra won’t disappoint. Their broiled Maine lobster, with a variety of vegetables and herbed butter sauce, is perfect for an elegant occasion worth remembering. Even if that occasion is National Lobster Day. $76 at Ostra, 1 Charles St. S., Boston. 617-421-1200

Row 34 serves up heaping lobster rolls — if you’re not already sated by the restaurant’s raw bar offerings. The roll at Row 34 is a plentiful meal for those that are craving lobster. If you’re not up for the challenge solo, make it a date. $32 at Row 34, 383 Congress St., Fort Point. 617-553-5900.

Yankee Lobster Company is situated alongside the harbor but often goes unnoticed. If you’re into mixing bacon and lobster, the famous lobster club at Yankee Lobster Company might be the way to go. $25.99 at Yankee Lobster Company, 300 Northern Ave., Boston. 617-345-9799.